Stop being a pre-1972 snob......You sound like an idiot!

I am sick to death of the pig-headed morons who claim that no "real" musclecars were built after 1971. It's true that 1972 was the year that the SAE ( Society of Automotive Engineers ) switched from gross to net hp ratings. What these morons don't realize is the net ratings are a much more accurate reading of the engine's true output. The LT1 Corvette engine for example was rated at 330 gross hp in 1971 and 255 net hp in 1972. The engine was unchanged from 1971 to 1972. It still had 9:1 compression, "2.02" heads, a solid-lifter cam, an aluminum intake with a 780 Holley carb, and the famed "ram's horn" exhaust manifolds. It didn't "lose" 75 hp; the rating system was simply changed. The same went for everything else-a 400 4bbl Chrysler engine in a Road Runner that was rated at 260 net hp for '72 wasn't down 40 hp from the 300 hp rated 383 of '71, they changed the rating system. In fact-with the extra 17 cubic inches, new for '72 electronic ignition and 800 cfm Thermo-Quad carb ( as opposed to points and the 585 cfm Carter AVS or 600 cfm Holley used on the '71s, ) the '72 model probably had a little MORE power rather than less, if the rating system was apples to apples. The LS5 454 Chevy engine that was optional in Chevelles, Corvettes and Monte Carlos was rated at 365 hp in 1971 and "only" 270 hp in 1972. Again, the engines are identical; they didn't "lose" 95 hp, it was the different rating system!! What about the Pontiac 455 HO and SD engines of 1971-74? The 455 HO had Ram Air IV heads and exhaust manifolds as well as the RAIV's aluminum high-rise intake and special 800 cfm Quadrajet carb, the milder "068" cam made it a torque monster and one of the best street engines ever made. They still dominate stock drag racing classes to this day. The 455 SD went even further with bigger round-port heads, a special iron intake and 850 cfm carb and ran the legendary 308 /320 RAIV cam. ( That was later changed to to the slightly milder 301 /313 degree RAIII cam for emissions testing ).  Do you really believe that the 389 in your 65 GTO, with its small-valve "bathtub" chamber heads,( That aren't nearly as good as even the standard '67 and later D-ports or '70's 6x castings ) standard 273/289 degree cam, iron intake and 625 cfm Carter AFB really has 45 MORE hp than a 455 SD?  You people don't consider a 400, 4-speed , 3.42:1 geared, WS6 Trans-Am or an L82, 4-speed, 3.70:1 geared Corvette a musclecar?  You don't consider a Buick Grand National or a "5.0" Mustang a musclecar?  Really??  Even though these cars with their sneered at low-15 or high 14 second 1/4 mile times were just as fast as whatever your beloved ride is!! Don't believe me? Try these facts on for size-# 1.  The reason is 99% of these "Purists" that deride anything post 1971- didn't then and don't now own a Hemi 'Cuda or an LS6 Chevelle, or a 428 CJ Mustang or a W30 Olds 442, or anything else that ran 13s off the showroom and with only slicks and headers could hit the low 12s. No, these people had what we call "entry level" musclecars-i.e.- 383 Road Runners, 396 Chevelles, 389 GTOs, etc. Tales of being pushed back in the seat, laying third-gear rubber, and pulling the front wheels seem silly when someone pulls out a yellowed, dog-eared copy of Car Life or Hot Rod and we read that the machine in question ran in the 14.60s.  I hate to break this to you guys but forget the new 400+hp Boss 302 or Camaro SS, a V6 Mustang or Camaro will blow the doors off  95% of you snobs' "pride and joy."  Car and driver's V6 Mustang ran a 13.9 second 1/4!! Their V6 Camaro ran a 5.9 second 0-60 time and a 14.4 second 1/4!!  Road and Track tested a V6, six-speed Honda Accord coupe that ran a 14.60!!  I'd love to see one of you snooty bastards in your "Just as it left the factory" pre-1972 "Real Musclecar" Road Runner, Chevelle or whatever get your ass handed to you by a kid in a a Honda!!  Or worse yet-a soccer mom in a 4-door V6 Toyota Camry ( R&T 's Camry test car ran a 14.7 ). Or a V8 Jeep Cherokee!!  I love the old iron as much or more than anyone, but I also appreciate performance and style regardless of who built it or what year it was built. I think the new Challenger is awesome, and I also love the Nissan 370Z.  Are you guys going to say that you wouldn't have sex with Cindy Crawford or Pam Anderson because their over 40 now?  Puhlleeeze. So next time you see a '79 Trans-Am or an '85 Mustang GT or a '94 Z/28 don't turn up your nose and act like you smelled a fart-the driver may show you his taillights!!  Mastermind